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- Former Council Member and dedicated environmentalist Jackie Goodman has died
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Council discusses transportation plan, approves planning process
Calling traffic congestion one of the Austin’s most pressing problems, Council members instituted a process Thursday to assist city officials in deciding which among the city’s myriad transportation projects will move to the head of the line when it comes…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Apr 30, 2010
Financial forecasts call for utility rate increases
As anticipated, both of the city’s major utilities need to raise more money as a result of rising costs and projected budget shortfalls. Under a scenario discussed at yesterday’s special called meeting of the City Council, Austin Energy customers…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Apr 29, 2010
Cole gets ‘baptism by fire’ at CAMPO toll road meeting
Council Member Sheryl Cole’s first leadership role on the CAMPO board was to guide a subcommittee to a resolution on a somewhat controversial toll road policy. As Cole admitted to her fellow committee members Monday night in Cedar Park, she’s…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Apr 29, 2010
Liz Carpenter Fountain closed to splashers
Thousands of little feet — and a lot of bigger ones — jump in and out of the Liz Carpenter Fountain at Butler Park next to the Palmer Events Center each weekend. Austin Monthly magazine even featured splashing in the fountain at…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Apr 29, 2010
Travis County mid-year revenue collections on target
Good news from the Travis County Auditor’s Office: this year’s revenue collections are likely to be very close to, if not in excess of, previous projections. Revenue estimator Blain Keith told commissioners that by the end of March 92.8 percent…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Apr 28, 2010
Hays report predicts only modest uptick in inmates
A new report on the justice system and jail population of Hays County predicts only a slight increase in the daily average number of inmates over the next 10 years, even as the general population of the county continues to…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Apr 28, 2010
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Council not solid in support of November bond election
Three City Council members expressed doubts Tuesday about whether the city should be moving at full steam toward a November 2010 bond election. Council Members Sheryl Cole, Laura Morrison, and Bill Spelman took the opportunity to air their concerns about…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Apr 28, 2010
Council approves East Block rezoning on first read
On a vote of 6-1, Council approved rezoning to allow for greater height at 835 West Sixth Street, known as the East Block property, on first reading last Thursday. Council Member Laura Morrison offered the only vote against the change.…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Apr 27, 2010
Cap Metro board hears recommendations for altering MetroAccess service
Capital Metro staff addressed the always-delicate issue of MetroAccess at a presentation before a joint meeting of the Operations/Planning and Finance/Audit committees yesterday. Attempting to juggle community needs, federal requirements, and cold fiscal reality, board members heard information they will…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Apr 27, 2010
Transportation staff proposes plan to prioritize city’s bond projects
The city’s Transportation Department has unveiled what it would like to see adopted as the process for setting priorities for a proposed November transportation bond election. The plan, a five-step offering that would use a weighted matrix to arrive at…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Apr 27, 2010
ZAP moves to encourage business development within the airport overlay
In a move that signaled its willingness to use its power to encourage business development, the Zoning and Platting Commission last week voted to approve a change in the conditional overlay for a piece of property located close to Austin-Bergstrom…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Apr 26, 2010
Plan for WTP4 transmission mains draws fire from citizens
The city’s plan to construct a pair of transmission mains from the planned Water Treatment Plant 4 near Lake Travis is drawing opposition from residents of some northwest Austin neighborhoods. The homeowners say that even though the water pipes will…
